Obese patients costing NHS in Wales £500 million a year
15th February 10
Exercise and Industry
1. Obese patients costing NHS in Wales £500 million a year – Wales Online
Obese Welsh patients who go on to develop diabetes are costing the NHS in Wales almost £500m a year.Figures released by charity Diabetes UK Cymru show 9% of the population have type 2 diabetes – a condition closely associated with obesity.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/02/14/obese-patients-costing-nhs-in-wales-500m-a-year-91466-25830243/
Health and Lifestyle
1. Obesity ‘often set before age of two’ – BBC News
The "tipping point" that sets children on the way to a lifetime of obesity often occurs before the age of two, say US researchers. A study of more than 100 obese children and teenagers found more than half were overweight by 24 months and 90% were overweight by the age of five.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8512102.stm
2. Sleep yourself skinny: It's not only leaving us shattered and ill. Experts say too little shut-eye is
making us fat – Daily Express
For women, lack of sleep is so common that the standard reply to ‘How are you?’ is: ‘Shattered!’ But a growing body of evidence indicates that chronic tiredness isn’t just affecting our ability to function well - it’s also making us fat. Around 60 per cent of British adults are overweight or obese, and research suggests that the cause may not be overeating or lack of exercise, but sleep deprivation.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1250992/Sleep-skinny-Its-leaving-shattered-ill-Experts-say-little-shut-eye-making-fat.html
3. East Midlands 'the fattest region of Britain' – The Telegraph
The East Midlands is the fattest region of Britain, a new obesity map suggests. And London is the slimmest part of the country, according to the findings. One in four British adults is now obese, official figures show. Experts warn that, if trends continue, many more of us could become grossly overweight in coming decades.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1250992/Sleep-skinny-Its-leaving-shattered-ill-Experts-say-little-shut-eye-making-fat.html